Believer

American Authors

RockMedium for beginners6 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--| 
B|--------------5----7--------------------------------------5----7----------------------------| 
G|--7--7--7--7------------7--7--7--7-------6----7--7--7--7------------------------------------| x2 
D|------------------------------------7-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 
Verse 1: 
 
D 
I'm a little bit sheltered 
 
A 
I'm a little bit scared 
 
D 
I'm a little bit nervous 
 
G 
I'm goin' nowhere 
 
D 
I'm a little bit jealous 
 
A 
I'm a little bit slow 
 
D 
I'm a little bit hurtful 
 
G 
and I don't wanna let it go 
 
D            A 
 
D 
Noooo 
 
G 
And I don't wanna let it go 
 
Verse 2:
 
D 
I'm a little bit angry 
 
A 
When everyone's around 
 
D 
But I get a little lonely 
 
G 
When no one's out 
 
D         G         Bm      A  
I feel my demons misleading me 
 
 
 
D                    A 
I'm just a believer, that things will get better 
 
D 
Some can take it or leave it 
 
G 
But I don't wanna let it go 
 
D                    A 
I'm just a believer, that things will get better 
 
D 
Some can take it or leave it 
 
G 
But I don't wanna let it go 
 
 
Verse 3:
 
 
D 
Maybe when I get older 
 
A 
And I'm in the ground 
 
D 
Weight off my shoulders 
 
G 
It was bringin' me down 
 
D 
I've never been that lucky 
 
A 
I've never tasted fame 
 
D 
I was always lookin' for somethin' 
 
G 
But I hate changing 
 
Bridge:
 
D 
Cause time fades 
 
G 
There's no space 
 
Bm                 A 
As life breaks new ground 
 
 
 
 
D                    A 
I'm just a believer, that things will get better 
 
D 
Some can take it or leave it 
 
G 
But I don't wanna let it go 
 
D                    A 
I'm just a believer, that things will get better 
 
D 
Some can take it or leave it 
 
G 
But I don't wanna let it go 
 
 
Bridge:
 
D                         A 
It doesn't matter what is out there 
 
D                         A  
My head is spinnin' and I won't bail out 
 
D                         A 
It doesn't matter what is out there 
 
Bridge:
 
D 
Cause time fades 
 
G 
There's no space 
 
Bm                 A 
As life breaks new ground 
 
 
 
N.C 
I'm just a believer, that things will get better 
 
N.C 
Some can take it or leave it 
 
N.C 
But I don't wanna let it go 
 
D                    A 
I'm just a believer, that things will get better 
 
D 
Some can take it or leave it 
 
G 
But I don't wanna let it go 
 
D                    A 
I'm just a believer, that things will get better 
 
D 
Some can take it or leave it 
 
G 
But I don't wanna let it go

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Chord set

E · B · G · D · A · Bm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.